Location: Island of Gozo in Malta
Nearest Airport
:
malta international airport at 10
Kilometres
Nearest Beach
:
beach at 1.0
Kilometres
Car: necessary
Qala is eastern-most point of gozo. it lies near some spectacutar coasline and offer clear views of comino and malta.Except for a few sheltered inlets such as Hondoq ir-rummien, a secluded bathing spot,the coastline is rocky
but it offers excellent walking country. breathtaking scenes can be enjoyed from Qala belveder and from the church immaculate conception. the area has many sites of historical and rural interest. The coasline here has several examples of one of the Knights most Bizarre weapons, the `fougasse' - a primitive mortar fierd from a rock-cut shaft. other sites include the salt pans, the Islands` best preserved windmill and prehistoric remains. The archaeological sites dates Back to the temple period and punic-romano pottery sherds have been found here. A large slab, routhly the shape of a pyramid , may have been the cornerstone of a temple. It is Known in Gozo mythology as the seat of a giantess. ( view the map to se fantastic location of Qala )